He recommended Peter's Professional or Jack's Professional 20-10-20. They come in 25lb bags for around $80, so I got some Grow More Orchid Food Urea Free 20-10-20 which has the same percentages of nitrogen type. Amazon was going to take too long to ship so I found some at a local nursery for $9.
Those recommendations were to lower the pH, but I don't see why they can't be used generally given the 8% ammoniacal/12% nitrate nitrogen mix.
If you use 20-10-20 instead of MC, it leaves room for potassium silicate on the K side!
I'm waiting for follow-up answers from him if he isn't tired of me yet
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